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Leafs continue to revamp their scouting department; Convo talks contracts

August 2, 2018, 6:21 PM ET [212 Comments]
Mike Augello
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Changes continue in the wake of Kyle Dubas ascendance to Toronto Maple Leafs GM and the departure of Lou Lamoriello and Mark Hunter.

In June, senior advisors Jacques Lemaire and Jacques Caron, scouts Evgeny Namestnikov, Tommy Albelin and Nikolai Ladygin left the organization, Dave Morrison was promoted to Director of Player Personnel, Troy Bodie to Director of Pro Scouting, Wes Clark hired as Assistant Director of Player Personnel.

Last month, John Lilley was promoted to take over for Morrison as Director of Amateur Scouting, Jim Paliafito was promoted from to Senior Director of Player Evaluation, amateur scouts Chris Roque, Grigory Shafigulin and Olegs Koreskovs were hired, but Marlies goaltending coach Piero Greco joined the New York Islanders in a similar position and scout Lindsay Hofford was named Assistant GM of the Arizona Coyotes.

On Thursday, the Leafs announced that Tim Speltz was being promoted to Head Amateur Scout and hired Scott Bell as Area Scout based in Minnesota.

Speltz is a former GM of the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs and winner of two Memorial Cups. The 59-year-old was hired by the Leafs in 2016 as Director of Western Scouting under Hunter and is close with head coach Mike Babcock.

Bell was an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota, but chose to jump to the NHL facing an uncertain future with longtime head coach Don Lucia’s retirement.

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